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In May 2011, François Nars will be launching his newest book, Makeup Your Mind: Express Yourself, the sequel to his best-selling beauty manual that launched in 2001. Readers will not only learn about makeup application from François himself, but are encouraged to express their beauty, individuality, and creativity through makeup.

Back in 2001, François Nars published Makeup Your Mind, the globally celebrated, best-selling beauty manual that boasts two shots: one of a model without makeup, and another shot of her with makeup.

A new designer for Balmain Olivier Rousteing replaces Christophe Decarnin at French fashion house Balmain according to fashion.telegraph.co.uk.

Olivier Rousteing

“Just three weeks after Balmain announced that it was parting ways with Christophe Decarnin, its creative director of five years, comes the news that fellow Frenchman Olivier Rousteing is taking over.”-Read full article in fashion.telegraph.co.uk.

Beginning April 14th (until May 3rd), 2011, Academy Award-winning actress and beauty icon Halle Berry will auction off a collection of personalized items in honor of Mother’s Day on CharityBuzz.com. Net proceeds from the auction, which includes a unique hand-crafted gold gemstone ring, will support the Jenesse Center, a domestic violence intervention program that Berry has supported for many years.

“The Jenesse Center is an organization that is very close to my heart,” said Halle Berry. “Their work makes a tremendous difference in the lives of women and children and I am proud to support such a worthy cause through this Mother’s Day auction.”

MAC Flighty: Let your imagination take flight with caprice as your only guide. Float into a room with a step lighter than air. Elevate your state of mind with a high-altitude collection of sensually NEW spongy watercolour whipped mousse cream shadows in hues that fly higher than gravity’s rainbow.

Beauty Inspiration de jour. Marta Walsh has the sneak peek to the cover and inside story from the new May 2011 issue of ASOS Magazine featuring cover star, Josephine De La Baume, French singer/model and fiancé of Mark Ronson.

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JOSEPHINE DE LA BAUME for ASOS Magazine

Fashion has a love affair with Josephine de la Baume and so does ASOS, who shot and interviewed the singer, part-time model and style setter for the online retailer’s May issue which will be live on www.asos.com from the 4th of April. Best known as the girlfriend of famed music producer and fashion scenester Mark Ronson, the newly engaged cover star has lots to look forward to.

Amid all the anticipation surrounding how Kate Middleton will wear her hair on her big day with the Royal Wedding right around the corner, we wanted to share with you inspiring styles from Fall/Winter 2011 Bridal Fashion Week in New York City last week.

End-of-Day Waves – seen at Christos

Play on Curls Fresh Waves for a New Generation on the Fall/Winter 2011 Bridal Runways. The Fall/Winter 2011 Bridal Fashion Week hairstyles took a fresh approach to embrace a modern, youthful bride. Redken Session Stylist Giovanni Giuntoli created the distinct looks at the Christos, Kenneth Pool, and Amsale collections, taking each in its own direction.

MAC Fashionflower. Bloom brightly with a stylish fusion of the floral and the fashionable in a summer colour collection that evokes the cool side of the hottest season. Fashionflower girls are Free to Be, each one with a cultivated connection to the greenhouse and the fashion house. Unfolding and flourishing, these perennial primadonnas embrace the Growing Trend of cheeks and eyes lightly dusted with LIMITED- EDITION daisy-debossed Beauty Powder and Shadows.

About Marta Walsh

In addition to being a top fashion and beauty blogger Marta Walsh is a Paradise Valley and Scottsdale Luxury REALTOR. www.martawalsh.com

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